† confuten.

Etymology: < confute v.: compare compute.

Obsolete.

Confutation.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > testing > refutation, disproof > [noun]

gainsayingc1330

assoilinga1382

improvingc1443

unprovingc1449

lancing1470

redarguation?c1500

confutationa1530

redargution1529

reproof1529

confusion1530

disproof1531

reprehension1531

reproving1535

refutation?1536

improbation1556

refuting1563

disproving1587

conviction1593

infringement1593

refutal1599

gainsay1602

eviction1606

convincement1612

disproval1614

confutinga1617

improof1641

confutement1645

confute1646

refute1646

disprovement1662

reviction1677

invalidatinga1716

invalidation1771

rebutment1823

rebuttal1831

disconfirmation1937

the mind > attention and judgement > testing > refutation, disproof > [noun] > instance of

confutationa1535

rejarg1534

rejag?1554

overthwart?1567

counter-proof1610

confute1646

disproof1657

rebutter1794

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica ii. vi. 95 Ridiculous, and false below confute .

1657 J. Sergeant Schism Dispach't 182 To vouchsafe it a confute.

1697 J. Sergeant Solid Philos. 36 To set it above all possible Confute.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

confutev.

Brit.

/kənˈfjuːt/, U.S.

/kənˈfjut/

Etymology: 16th cent. < Latin confūtāre (or its French < confuter, 16th cent. in Littré) to check, repress, restrain, silence, refute, answer conclusively, < con- intens. + a verb stem -fūta-, occurring also in refūtāre, and probably from same root as fundĕre (fud-) to pour out, overthrow, fūtio pouring out, fūtātim copiously, futtilis futile, etc.

a. transitive. To prove (a person) to be wrong; to overcome or silence in argument; to convict of error by argument or proof.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > testing > refutation, disproof > refute, disprove [verb (transitive)]

answerOE

bitavelena1225

allayc1275

confoundc1384

concludea1400

conclusea1400

forblenda1400

gainsaya1400

rejag1402

to bear downc1405

redarguea1425

repugn?a1425

reverse?c1430

improvec1443

reprovea1513

dissolve1529

revince1529

convince1530

confute1533

refel1534

refute1545

void1570

evict1583

infringe1590

reprehend1597

revert1598

evince1608

repel1613

to take off1618

unbubblea1640

invalid1643

invalidate1649

remove1652

retund1653

effronta1657

dispute1659

unreason1661

have1680

demolish1691

to blow sky-high1819

1533 T. More Debellacyon Salem & Bizance ii. xx. f. clv^v In all these thynges haue I so confuted thys good man all redye.

1561 T. Norton tr. J. Calvin Inst. Christian Relig. i. f. 13 Such babblers are well confuted euen with one word of the Apostle.

1671 J. Milton Paradise Regain'd iii. 3 Satan stood A while as mute confounded what to say..confuted and convinc't.

1773 Ann. Reg. 1772 255 ‘I am confuted, but not convinced’, is an apology sometimes offered.

1826 B. Disraeli Vivian Grey I. ii. xv. 215 If you wish to win a man's heart, allow him to confute you.

1840 T. B. Macaulay Ranke's Hist. in Ess. (1851) II. 140 Protestant doctors were confuting..sectaries who were just as good Protestants as themselves.

†b. To confound; passive to be at a loss. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > perplexity, bewilderment > be or become confused [verb (intransitive)] > be at a loss

not to know which way to turn (also turn oneself)c1400

stound1531

stick1534

confute1672

to be stuck for1861

not to know whether one is coming or going1899

1672 S. Pepys Diary VI. 116 I am..confuted in my selfe how I may ever strive to deserue the least of those many~fould gracious expressions.

c. transferred. To put to silence (by physical means).

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > loss or lack of voice > deprive of voice [verb (transitive)] > put to silence > by force

gag1509

muffle1570

confute1614

throttle1641

scobe1652

still1778

1614 T. Adams in C. H. Spurgeon Treasury of David (1874) IV. Ps. lxxx. 20 Goliath..shall be confuted with a pebble.

1631 B. Jonson Divell is Asse v. vi. 18 in Wks. II Least the coldyron should chance to confute thee.

1660 R. Coke Justice Vindicated 15 He..ought..to be confuted with clubs and hissing.

1884 R. Browning Ferishtah's Fancies 33 Thou didst curse, cuff, and kick—in short, Confute the announcer.

2. To prove (an argument or opinion) to be false, invalid, or defective; to disprove, refute.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > testing > refutation, disproof > refute, disprove [verb (transitive)] > an argument, statement, etc.

assoilc1370

disprovec1380

soilc1380

conclude1388

unprovea1425

denyc1425

oppugn?1435

deprevea1450

refelc1450

disapprove1481

impreve1488

confute1529

deprove1530

convince?1531

refute1533

save1591

convict1593

elide1593

redargue1613

to wrestle off1639

1529 T. More Dialogue Heresyes i, in Wks. 141/1 In reprouing & confuting that thei [miracles] should be done by y^e deuill.

1533 T. More 2nd Pt. Confut. Tyndals Answere vii. p. cccxi His heresyes be by the very scrypture confuted and reproued.

1615 G. Sandys Relation of Journey 176.

1658 J. Bramhall Consecration Protestant Bishops Justified (title page) That infamous Fable of the ordination at the Nagges head clearly confuted.

a1727 I. Newton Chronol. Anc. Kingdoms Amended (1728) i. 49 The Congress of Solon with Crœsus, some think they can confute by chronology.

1879 M. Arnold Milton Mixed Ess. 243 Macaulay himself..presently confutes his own thesis.

absolute.1663 S. Butler Hudibras: First Pt. i. i. 6 On either [side] which he would dispute, Confute, change hands, and still confute.

3. To confound, render futile, bring to nought.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > hindering completely or preventing > hinder completely or prevent [verb (transitive)] > thwart or foil

false?c1225

confoundc1315

blenk?a1400

matea1400

interrupt1464

blench1485

fruster?a1513

frustrate?a1513

infatuate1533

disappoint1545

prevent1555

foila1564

blank1566

thwart1581

confute1589

dispurpose1607

shorten1608

foola1616

vain1628

balk1635

throwa1650

scotch1654

bafflea1674

crossbar1680

transverse1770

tomahawk1773

throttle1825

wreck1855

stultify1865

derail1889

to pull the plug1923

rank1924

1589 R. Robinson in E. Farr Sel. Poetry Reign Elizabeth (1845) II. 365 Quit me from Sathan's nets and snares, His traps, good Lord, confute.

1685 J. Crowne Sir Courtly Nice ii. 10 He confuted their Skill, and they cou'd no more light upon him than on a jest.

a1861 E. B. Browning Last Poems (1862) 166 All loss confute From ampler heavens above my head.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	confute
释义	† confuten. Etymology: < confute v.: compare compute. Obsolete. Confutation. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > refutation, disproof > [noun] gainsayingc1330 assoilinga1382 improvingc1443 unprovingc1449 lancing1470 redarguation?c1500 confutationa1530 redargution1529 reproof1529 confusion1530 disproof1531 reprehension1531 reproving1535 refutation?1536 improbation1556 refuting1563 disproving1587 conviction1593 infringement1593 refutal1599 gainsay1602 eviction1606 convincement1612 disproval1614 confutinga1617 improof1641 confutement1645 confute1646 refute1646 disprovement1662 reviction1677 invalidatinga1716 invalidation1771 rebutment1823 rebuttal1831 disconfirmation1937 the mind > attention and judgement > testing > refutation, disproof > [noun] > instance of confutationa1535 rejarg1534 rejag?1554 overthwart?1567 counter-proof1610 confute1646 disproof1657 rebutter1794 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica ii. vi. 95 Ridiculous, and false below confute . View more context for this quotation 1657 J. Sergeant Schism Dispach't 182 To vouchsafe it a confute. 1697 J. Sergeant Solid Philos. 36 To set it above all possible Confute. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2021). confutev. Brit. /kənˈfjuːt/, U.S. /kənˈfjut/ Etymology: 16th cent. < Latin confūtāre (or its French < confuter, 16th cent. in Littré) to check, repress, restrain, silence, refute, answer conclusively, < con- intens. + a verb stem -fūta-, occurring also in refūtāre, and probably from same root as fundĕre (fud-) to pour out, overthrow, fūtio pouring out, fūtātim copiously, futtilis futile, etc. 1. a. transitive. To prove (a person) to be wrong; to overcome or silence in argument; to convict of error by argument or proof. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > refutation, disproof > refute, disprove [verb (transitive)] answerOE bitavelena1225 allayc1275 confoundc1384 concludea1400 conclusea1400 forblenda1400 gainsaya1400 rejag1402 to bear downc1405 redarguea1425 repugn?a1425 reverse?c1430 improvec1443 reprovea1513 dissolve1529 revince1529 convince1530 confute1533 refel1534 refute1545 void1570 evict1583 infringe1590 reprehend1597 revert1598 evince1608 repel1613 to take off1618 unbubblea1640 invalid1643 invalidate1649 remove1652 retund1653 effronta1657 dispute1659 unreason1661 have1680 demolish1691 to blow sky-high1819 1533 T. More Debellacyon Salem & Bizance ii. xx. f. clv^v In all these thynges haue I so confuted thys good man all redye. 1561 T. Norton tr. J. Calvin Inst. Christian Relig. i. f. 13 Such babblers are well confuted euen with one word of the Apostle. 1671 J. Milton Paradise Regain'd iii. 3 Satan stood A while as mute confounded what to say..confuted and convinc't. View more context for this quotation 1773 Ann. Reg. 1772 255 ‘I am confuted, but not convinced’, is an apology sometimes offered. 1826 B. Disraeli Vivian Grey I. ii. xv. 215 If you wish to win a man's heart, allow him to confute you. 1840 T. B. Macaulay Ranke's Hist. in Ess. (1851) II. 140 Protestant doctors were confuting..sectaries who were just as good Protestants as themselves. †b. To confound; passive to be at a loss. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > perplexity, bewilderment > be or become confused [verb (intransitive)] > be at a loss not to know which way to turn (also turn oneself)c1400 stound1531 stick1534 confute1672 to be stuck for1861 not to know whether one is coming or going1899 1672 S. Pepys Diary VI. 116 I am..confuted in my selfe how I may ever strive to deserue the least of those many~fould gracious expressions. c. transferred. To put to silence (by physical means). ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > loss or lack of voice > deprive of voice [verb (transitive)] > put to silence > by force gag1509 muffle1570 confute1614 throttle1641 scobe1652 still1778 1614 T. Adams in C. H. Spurgeon Treasury of David (1874) IV. Ps. lxxx. 20 Goliath..shall be confuted with a pebble. 1631 B. Jonson Divell is Asse v. vi. 18 in Wks. II Least the coldyron should chance to confute thee. 1660 R. Coke Justice Vindicated 15 He..ought..to be confuted with clubs and hissing. 1884 R. Browning Ferishtah's Fancies 33 Thou didst curse, cuff, and kick—in short, Confute the announcer. 2. To prove (an argument or opinion) to be false, invalid, or defective; to disprove, refute. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > refutation, disproof > refute, disprove [verb (transitive)] > an argument, statement, etc. assoilc1370 disprovec1380 soilc1380 conclude1388 unprovea1425 denyc1425 oppugn?1435 deprevea1450 refelc1450 disapprove1481 impreve1488 confute1529 deprove1530 convince?1531 refute1533 save1591 convict1593 elide1593 redargue1613 to wrestle off1639 1529 T. More Dialogue Heresyes i, in Wks. 141/1 In reprouing & confuting that thei [miracles] should be done by y^e deuill. 1533 T. More 2nd Pt. Confut. Tyndals Answere vii. p. cccxi His heresyes be by the very scrypture confuted and reproued. 1615 G. Sandys Relation of Journey 176. 1658 J. Bramhall Consecration Protestant Bishops Justified (title page) That infamous Fable of the ordination at the Nagges head clearly confuted. a1727 I. Newton Chronol. Anc. Kingdoms Amended (1728) i. 49 The Congress of Solon with Crœsus, some think they can confute by chronology. 1879 M. Arnold Milton Mixed Ess. 243 Macaulay himself..presently confutes his own thesis. absolute.1663 S. Butler Hudibras: First Pt. i. i. 6 On either [side] which he would dispute, Confute, change hands, and still confute. 3. To confound, render futile, bring to nought. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > hindering completely or preventing > hinder completely or prevent [verb (transitive)] > thwart or foil false?c1225 confoundc1315 blenk?a1400 matea1400 interrupt1464 blench1485 fruster?a1513 frustrate?a1513 infatuate1533 disappoint1545 prevent1555 foila1564 blank1566 thwart1581 confute1589 dispurpose1607 shorten1608 foola1616 vain1628 balk1635 throwa1650 scotch1654 bafflea1674 crossbar1680 transverse1770 tomahawk1773 throttle1825 wreck1855 stultify1865 derail1889 to pull the plug1923 rank1924 1589 R. Robinson in E. Farr Sel. Poetry Reign Elizabeth (1845) II. 365 Quit me from Sathan's nets and snares, His traps, good Lord, confute. 1685 J. Crowne Sir Courtly Nice ii. 10 He confuted their Skill, and they cou'd no more light upon him than on a jest. a1861 E. B. Browning Last Poems (1862) 166 All loss confute From ampler heavens above my head. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1646v.1529
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